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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

FORM 10-Q

Commission File No. 0-22616

NTL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.

(212) 906-8440

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes [X]          No [   ]

The number of shares outstanding of the issuer’s common stock as of September 30, 2002 was 13. The Registrant is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of NTL Incorporated and there is no market for the Registrant’s common stock.

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NTL COMMUNICATIONS CORP. (DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION) AND SUBSIDIARIES

INDEX

IN REVIEWING THIS DOCUMENT, YOU ARE CAUTIONED TO READ THE SECTION
ENTITLED “RISK FACTORS” WHICH FORMS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THIS REPORT.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATIONS

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NTL Communications Corp. (Debtor-in Possession) and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(dollars in millions)

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets — Continued
(dollars in millions)

Note: The balance sheet at December 31, 2001 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date.

See accompanying notes.

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NTL Communications Corp. (Debtor-in-Possession) and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(unaudited)
(in millions)

See accompanying notes.

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NTL Communications Corp. (Debtor-in-Possession) and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Shareholder’s (Deficiency)
(unaudited)
(dollars in millions)

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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Shareholder’s (Deficiency)
(unaudited) – continued
(dollars in millions)

See accompanying notes.

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NTL Communications Corp. (Debtor-in-Possession) and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited)
(in millions)

See accompanying notes.

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NTL Communications Corp. (Debtor-in-Possession) and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Note A – Petition for Relief under Chapter 11

On May 8, 2002, NTL Incorporated (“NTL Incorporated”) filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11 (“Chapter 11”) of Title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Bankruptcy Court”). NTL Incorporated filed jointly with its subsidiaries NTL (Delaware), Inc., NTL Communications Corp., Diamond Cable Communications Limited, Diamond Holdings Limited and Communications Cable Funding Corp. NTL Incorporated and these subsidiaries are referred to as Debtors. Under Chapter 11, certain claims in existence prior to the filing of the petitions for relief against the Debtors are stayed while the Debtors continue business operations as debtor-in-possession. These claims are reflected in the balance sheet as “liabilities subject to compromise.” Additional claims (liabilities subject to compromise) may arise subsequent to the filing date. Claims secured against the Debtors’ assets (“secured claims”) also are stayed, although the holders of such claims have the right to seek relief from the stay in the Bankruptcy Court.

The Debtors received approval from the Bankruptcy Court to pay or otherwise honor certain of its prepetition obligations.

The Debtors have determined that there is insufficient collateral to cover the interest portion of scheduled payments on certain of their prepetition debt obligations, therefore the Debtors have discontinued accruing interest on these obligations. For the nine months ended September 30, 2002, contractual interest on those obligations amounts to $746.0 million, which is $389.5 million in excess of reported interest expense. Total contractual interest was $369.2 million and $1,041.8 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002, respectively.

Note B – Basis of Presentation

Throughout this report, NTL Incorporated together with its consolidated subsidiaries are referred to as “NTL”. NTL Communications Corp. is referred to as the “Company” or “NTL CC”. NTL CC is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of NTL Incorporated.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information, including AICPA Statement of Position 90-7, “Financial Reporting by Entities in Reorganization Under the Bankruptcy Code,” and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2002. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2001.

As indicated below, substantial doubt exists about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability of assets or classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation.

Note C – Recapitalization Process and Ability to Continue Operations

On May 8, 2002, NTL Incorporated, NTL (Delaware), Inc., NTL Communications Corp., Diamond Cable Communications Limited, Diamond Holdings Limited and Communications Cable Funding Corp. filed a pre-arranged joint reorganization plan under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (the “Plan”). NTL’s operating subsidiaries were not included in the Chapter 11 filing. On September 5, 2002, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Bankruptcy Court”) confirmed the Plan. The consummation of the Plan is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions set forth in the Plan. Among other things, the most substantial conditions include obtaining exit financing for NTL and obtaining the consent of NTL’s UK bank lenders to such financing and to modifications to the terms of the UK bank facilities acceptable to both NTL and NTL’s official creditors’ committee. Although NTL is currently finalizing negotiations with a group of potential lenders for such an exit facility, there can be no assurance that it will be able to reach final agreement on terms. If no agreement can be reached and an alternate source of exit financing cannot be secured, NTL may not be able to consummate the Plan. Moreover, NTL is currently in discussions with the UK lenders regarding the above matters, but cannot be certain that they will be resolved successfully. If we fail to meet either condition, the Debtors would be unable to consummate the Plan and continue to remain in Chapter 11, and there can be no assurance that an alternative plan of reorganization could be reached in a timely manner or at all.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

Note C – Recapitalization Process and Ability to Continue Operations (continued)

NTL has historically incurred operating losses and negative operating cash flow. In addition, NTL required and expects to continue to require significant amounts of capital to finance construction of its networks, connection of customers to the networks, other capital expenditures and for working capital needs including debt service requirements. NTL historically met these liquidity requirements through cash flow from operations, amounts available under its credit facilities, vendor financing and issuances of high-yield debt securities and convertible debt securities in the capital markets and convertible preferred stock and common stock to strategic investors. Both the equity and debt capital markets have experienced periods of significant volatility, particularly for securities issued by telecommunications and technology companies. The ability of telecommunications companies to access those markets as well as their ability to obtain financing provided by bank lenders and equipment suppliers has become more restricted and financing costs have increased. During some recent periods, the capital markets have been largely unavailable to new issues of securities by telecommunications companies. NTL Incorporated’s public equity is no longer trading on the New York Stock Exchange, and NTL’s debt securities are trading at or near all time lows. These factors, together with NTL’s substantial leverage, means NTL does not currently have access to its historic sources of capital.

In addition, there are no further funds available under NTL’s UK credit facilities and NTL’s Swiss subsidiaries are currently unable to draw the remaining undrawn amounts under the Cablecom credit facility. NTL missed interest payments totaling $495.5 million between April 1, 2002 and November 13, 2002, all of which related to notes issued by NTL Incorporated and certain of its subsidiaries. Upon emerging from Chapter 11, NTL intends to make any required interest payments on the notes of Diamond Holdings. In accordance with the Plan, NTL will not make future interest payments on its currently outstanding publicly traded notes except notes issued by NTL (Triangle) LLC and, upon emergence from Chapter 11, Diamond Holdings Limited.

Pursuant to the Plan, if consummated, NTL will be split into two separate companies, one which will take the name NTL Incorporated, holding NTL’s main UK and Ireland assets (which we refer to as “New NTL”), and one which will be called NTL Europe, Inc., holding NTL’s continental European and certain other assets (which we refer to as “NTL Euroco”). Upon consummation of the Plan, NTL Euroco will hold Cablecom, NTL’s cable business in Switzerland, and Premium TV Limited, NTL’s sports TV content and internet business in the UK, and will retain NTL’s investment interests in cable networks in Scandinavia and Germany (B2 and iesy, respectively). Its interests will also include NTL’s equity investments in the cable channel content providers of the ITN News Channel and The Studio Channel, as well as certain other assets.

Assuming the Plan is consummated, New NTL’s and NTL Euroco’s ability to meet their respective funding requirements following consummation of the Plan are dependent upon a number of factors, including the revenue generated by their operating subsidiaries, their existing cash balances, and their ability to draw upon an exit facility (in the case of New NTL) or any other financing. NTL will be required to replace the DIP facility with an exit facility for New NTL and its subsidiaries upon emergence from Chapter 11, in part because the DIP facility will mature concurrently with NTL’s emergence from Chapter 11, or on December 1, 2002, whichever is earlier (unless such maturity is extended by the DIP lenders). There can be no assurance that these sources of financing will be or will remain available. Assuming consummation, each of New NTL and NTL Euroco will require substantial funds for general corporate and other expenses and may require additional funds for working capital fluctuations. Failure to achieve profitability or maintain or achieve various other financial performance levels could in the future diminish New NTL’s and Euroco’s respective ability to sustain operations, meet financial covenants, obtain additional funds required for capital expenditures or other purposes, and make required payments on any indebtedness they have incurred, may incur or that may then, as a result, become due. We can provide no assurance that New NTL and/or NTL Euroco will be successful in raising additional financing if required, or if successful, that the terms of such financing will be favorable. In the event that NTL fails to consummate the Plan, the foregoing description will continue to apply to NTL.

NTL Communications Corp. expects that it will require approximately $650 million to fund its working capital and capital expenditures, net of cash from operations, and certain payments required upon consummation of the Plan (namely the settlement of recapitalization costs with NTL Euroco, the repayment or purchase of the £90 million loan from NTL (Delaware), Inc. to NTL (UK) Group Inc. and the UK credit facilities amendment fee) in the twelve months from October 1, 2002 to September 30, 2003. The Company believes that cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities on hand of $475.7 million at September 30, 2002, and the cash available from the DIP facility and subsequently the planned exit facility will be sufficient for New NTL’s cash requirements during the twelve months from October 1, 2002 to September 30, 2003 (assuming consummation of the Plan). If the exit facility is not obtained and the Plan is not consummated, NTL will need to seek an extension of the DIP facility maturity or identify alternative sources of financing. Moreover, the planned exit facility will not be available to NTL Euroco. It is anticipated that NTL Euroco and

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

Note C – Recapitalization Process and Ability to Continue Operations (continued)

its subsidiaries will require substantial financing to continue operations because, among other things, the Cablecom bank facility becomes repayable on April 30, 2003, unless otherwise refinanced. There can be no assurance that NTL Euroco will be able to raise sufficient funds to meet its liquidity requirements following consummation.

Over the long term, the Company will continue to require cash to fund operations, service its remaining debt and implement its strategy. In order to fund these requirements, the Company anticipates that it will use cash flow from operations and may also need to issue additional debt or equity securities or may need to secure additional bank financing. Given the Company’s current financial condition and the restrictions on incurring additional debt that are expected to be contained in the exit facility currently being negotiated, there can be no assurance that these sources of funds will be available to us.

During the recapitalization process, NTL has maintained normal and regular trade terms with its suppliers and customers. There can be no assurance that the Company’s suppliers will continue to provide normal trade credit or credit on acceptable terms, if at all, or that customers will continue to do business or enter into new business with NTL. See also “Risk Factors” for a summary of risks related to NTL’s business in general and the recapitalization process in particular.

Events Leading to the Proposed Recapitalization and Chapter 11 Filings

Beginning in January 2002, NTL was contacted by an unofficial committee of bondholders regarding the commencement of a comprehensive and consensual restructuring process. NTL was informed at that time that the members of the unofficial steering committee of bondholders owned, in the aggregate, more than 50% of the outstanding principal amount of NTL’s notes. In connection with the restructuring process, the steering committee of the unofficial committee of bondholders retained advisors to facilitate the negotiations.

On January 31, 2002, NTL announced that it had appointed Credit Suisse First Boston, JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley to advise on strategic and recapitalization alternatives to strengthen its balance sheet and reduce debt and put an appropriate capital structure in place for its business. Subsequently, NTL evaluated various recapitalization alternatives, and met with a number of strategic investors, to effect a comprehensive consensual reorganization in a timely manner to minimize negative effects on its business operations. Discussions with such strategic investors did not result in a proposal which NTL’s board of directors believed was comparable or superior to the value provided to its stakeholders by the proposed plan of reorganization.

Promptly upon obtaining the requisite waivers from the lenders under its credit facilities, in March 2002, NTL commenced negotiations with the steering committee of the unofficial committee of bondholders and its legal and financial advisors. On April 16, 2002, the Company announced that it had reached a comprehensive agreement in principle with the unofficial committee and France Telecom, a significant holder of NTL Incorporated’s preferred stock, on implementing a recapitalization plan.

To implement the proposed recapitalization, on May 8, 2002, the Debtors filed cases and a pre-arranged joint reorganization plan under Chapter 11. NTL’s operating subsidiaries were not included in the Chapter 11 filing. On June 21, 2002, the United States Trustee appointed an official unsecured creditors’ committee. The creditors’ committee is comprised of the three indenture trustees for the debt securities of NTL and the members of the steering committee of NTL’s bondholders. The members of the creditors’ committee are: The Bank of New York; Wilmington Trust Company; Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, National Association; Angelo Gordon & Co. LP; Capital Research & Management Company; Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC; Oaktree Capital Management LLC; Salomon Brothers Asset Management; Appaloosa Management, LP; Fidelity Management & Research Co.; SAB Capital Management, L.P.; and W.R. Huff Asset Management Co., LLC.

The Plan was confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court on September 5, 2002. Consummation remains subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions described above.

Assuming the Plan is consummated, the Plan will result in the cancellation of all of NTL Incorporated’s outstanding shares of common stock, preferred stock and redeemable preferred stock, and the cancellation of all of the publicly held notes of NTL Incorporated, NTL (Delaware), Inc. and NTL Communications Corp. and the transfer of the publicly held notes of Diamond Cable Communications Limited to New NTL. In addition, when the Plan is implemented, NTL will be discharged from its obligation to pay dividends accruing on the canceled preferred stock and interest accruing on the canceled notes. The Plan contemplates that the UK bank debt and the notes issued by NTL (Triangle) LLC and Diamond Holdings will remain in place. NTL will be split into New NTL and NTL Euroco.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

Note C – Recapitalization Process and Ability to Continue Operations (continued)

The filing of the petitions seeking relief filed under Chapter 11 constituted an event of default under the indentures of each of the Debtors and amounts outstanding under these indentures became immediately due and payable. No action has been taken to date in respect of those defaults and any such action likely would be barred by the automatic stay that exists by virtue of the Chapter 11 filings. The filing of the Debtors’ Chapter 11 petitions also constituted an event of default under NTL’s UK credit facilities and the Cablecom credit facility, allowing the lenders thereunder to declare amounts outstanding to be immediately payable. Those lenders have not taken any action to date in respect of those defaults.

Recapitalization Expense

Recapitalization items, net of $95.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2002 includes $28.3 million for employee retention related to substantially all of our UK employees and $68.4 million for financial advisor, legal, accounting and consulting costs. These costs are net of $0.9 million of interest earned on accumulated cash since the Chapter 11 filing on May 8, 2002. NTL expects to incur approximately $26.0 million in additional recapitalization costs until we complete the process. The proposed joint reorganization plan provides that recapitalization costs will be allocated between NTL UK and Ireland and NTL Euroco.

Recapitalization items, net consist of the following:

Details of operating cash receipts and payments resulting from the recapitalization are as follows:

(1)  Interest income resulting from the recapitalization is for the period May 8, 2002 through September 30, 2002.

DIP Facility

In connection with the Plan, some members of the official unsecured creditors’ committee of bondholders committed to provide up to $500 million of new debt financing to enable the business operations of NTL Incorporated and some of its subsidiaries to have access to sufficient liquidity to continue ordinary operations during the Chapter 11 process. The Bankruptcy Court approved a DIP facility in the principal amount of $630 million (including a $130 million commitment from NTL (Delaware), Inc. and the $500 million from certain members of the creditors’ committee) in an order entered on July 3, 2002. On July 15, 2002, the various lenders under the DIP facility and NTL (Delaware), Inc. entered into the DIP facility agreement with Communications Cable Funding Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of NTL Communications Corp., to provide $630 million in financing to Communications Cable Funding Corp.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

Note C – Recapitalization Process and Ability to Continue Operations (continued)

Under the DIP facility agreement, the loan structure contains three tranches that rank equally with each other. All amounts owed under the DIP facility agreement are required to be paid in full no later than the earlier of (i) the consummation of the Plan, (ii) December 1, 2002, and (iii) the date on which all of the term loans become due and payable in full under the DIP facility agreement, whether by acceleration or otherwise (unless maturity is extended by the DIP lenders).

On July 17, 2002, NTL drew the first tranche available under the facility in the amount of $229.0 million. As of September 30, 2002, the total amount outstanding under the DIP facility was $229.0 million.

In connection with the commitment, NTL Incorporated and its debtor subsidiaries paid a commitment fee to the bondholder DIP lenders equal to 2% of the $500 million commitment (i.e., $10 million) in May 2002. In connection with the closing of the DIP facility, NTL Incorporated and its debtor subsidiaries paid a closing fee to the DIP lenders equal to 2% of the $630 million commitment (i.e., $12.6 million) in July 2002.

Each term loan under the DIP facility bears interest on the unpaid principal amount for three months from July 15, 2002 at the rate of 11% per annum. With respect to each successive three month period following that date, the rate per annum will increase incrementally by 1% over the immediately preceding three month period but will not exceed 18% per annum for any three month period. Interest is payable in cash at least monthly. The DIP facility also includes an unutilized commitment fee of 1/2% per annum on the aggregate principal amount of unutilized commitments which is payable in cash each month.

NTL (Delaware), Inc. is also a lender under the DIP facility in the amount of up to $130 million. NTL (Delaware), Inc. has cash on hand and NTL Incorporated and its debtor subsidiaries and the steering committee of bondholders concluded that the cash at NTL (Delaware), Inc. was to be used to partially fund the reorganization of all of the debtors. Pursuant to the terms of the DIP facility, NTL (Delaware), Inc. receives fees, will receive interest if and when it makes any loans, and is entitled to the same protections as the other bondholder DIP lenders.

Under the DIP facility agreement, Communications Cable Funding Corp. is the borrower, NTL Incorporated, NTL (Delaware), Inc. and NTL Communications Corp. are guarantors. NTL Communications Corp. is also a co-obligor of the loans from NTL (Delaware), Inc. Under the DIP facility agreement, with certain exceptions, the cash (except for the DIP facility proceeds) of the borrower and the guarantors is cash collateral for the DIP facility and will not be used or transferred for any purpose whatsoever without the consent of the bondholder DIP lenders. All funding needs of the Debtors will be funded through the proceeds of the DIP facility, in accordance with a budget and the terms of the DIP facility agreement.

A copy of the DIP facility agreement was attached as an exhibit to NTL Incorporated’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 19, 2002.

Exit Facility

Because of the short maturity of the DIP facility and the longer term liquidity needs of NTL, as well as the requirements under the Bankruptcy Code for confirmation of and the conditions to consummation of the Plan, NTL requires an exit financing facility for New NTL. The exit financing or any alternative financing would refinance (at least in part) the DIP facility and be used as consideration for the refinancing or repurchase of a £90 million note payable to NTL (Delaware), Inc. from NTL (UK) Group Inc. NTL is currently finalizing discussions with a group of lenders regarding the exit facility, although given the unfavorable present market conditions for telecommunications companies generally, there can be no assurance an agreement for an exit facility with acceptable terms will be reached. If acceptable exit financing is not obtained, the Plan could not be consummated and NTL could not emerge from Chapter 11 in accordance with the Plan.

NTL expects that the exit facility will be secured by various assets of New NTL, including those which secure the DIP facility, will rank senior to all current and future subordinated debt of New NTL, and will be guaranteed by certain subsidiaries of New NTL.

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NTL also expects that the exit facility will impose operating and financial restrictions on New NTL and its subsidiaries. These restrictions will significantly limit or prohibit, among other things, New NTL’s ability and the ability of its subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness, pay dividends, or make distributions in respect of capital stock, make other restricted payments, enter into sale and leaseback transactions, create liens upon assets, enter into transactions with affiliates or related persons, sell assets, or consolidate, merge, or sell all or substantially all of their assets. NTL anticipates that these restrictive covenants could materially impact New NTL’s ability to finance future operations or capital needs through debt or equity financing or to engage in other business activities.

The terms, covenants, and conditions of an exit facility have not been finalized and remain subject to negotiation and final documentation, as well as approval by NTL’s UK bank lenders to its terms.

The exit facility for New NTL and its subsidiaries will not be available to NTL Euroco. It is anticipated that NTL Euroco and its subsidiaries will require substantial financing to continue operations because, among other things, the Cablecom bank facilities become repayable on April 30, 2003, unless otherwise refinanced. There can be no assurance that NTL Euroco (or any subsidiary thereof) will be able to raise sufficient funds to meet its liquidity requirements following consummation.

The Plan

In addition to the split into New NTL and NTL Euroco, the following are the details of the Plan:

•		Holders of notes of NTL Incorporated (other than France Telecom), NTL (Delaware), Inc. (other than France Telecom), NTL Communications Corp. and Diamond Cable Communications Limited will in the aggregate receive 100% of the initial common stock of New NTL (excluding shares issuable in the rights offerings and upon the exercise of warrants (discussed below) and upon the exercise of options which will be granted to certain employees of New NTL).
•		Holders of notes of NTL Incorporated (other than France Telecom), NTL (Delaware), Inc. (other than France Telecom) and NTL Communications Corp. will in the aggregate receive (i) 100% of the preferred stock of NTL Euroco and (ii) a certain amount of cash as specified in the Plan. Holders of the subordinated notes of NTL Incorporated (other than France Telecom), NTL (Delaware), Inc. (other than France Telecom) and NTL Communications Corp. will in the aggregate receive 86.5% of the initial common stock of NTL Euroco (excluding shares issuable upon the exercise of options which will be granted to certain employees of NTL Euroco).
•		Holders of senior notes of NTL Communications Corp. will receive the value of a specified number of shares of common stock of NTL Euroco pursuant to the amended joint reorganization plan. Notes of NTL Communications Corp.’s subsidiaries Diamond Holdings Limited and NTL (Triangle) LLC will remain outstanding and interest payments will be made on the notes of NTL (Triangle) LLC and, upon emergence from Chapter 11, the notes of Diamond Holdings.
•		In addition to the above, holders of several series of NTL’s outstanding convertible subordinated notes were granted an option to elect to purchase additional shares of New NTL common stock (and accompanying Series A Warrants) not subscribed for in the equity rights offering as described below.
•		Current preferred and common stockholders of NTL Incorporated, including France Telecom, will receive Series A warrants to purchase common stock of New NTL and have received equity rights entitling them to purchase common stock of New NTL. For each share of common stock purchased upon exercise of equity rights, the person exercising such equity rights will receive a Series A warrant to purchase one share of common stock of New NTL. The Series A warrants will be exercisable for a period of eight years at an exercise price of $77.47 per share. The exercise price and the number of shares to be received upon exercise of the Series A warrants is subject to customary adjustments for stock splits, stock recapitalizations and distributions of property (other than cash) to holders of New NTL common stock. The exercise price per share of New NTL common stock under the equity rights offering and the noteholder election option was $25.28, which NTL expects will substantially exceed the likely initial market price for a share of New NTL common stock upon consummation, and which is also subject to adjustment consistent with the Series A warrants.

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•		The equity rights offering and the noteholder election option expired on October 3, 2002. Since the expiration of the equity rights offering and the noteholder election option, NTL has allowed equity holders who have exercised equity rights and noteholders who have exercised their noteholder election option to revoke such exercises. As of November 12, 2002, there were a total of 2,654 exercises of equity rights (including oversubscriptions) and 1,861 exercises of the noteholder election option which had not been revoked. Prior to consummation of the Plan, NTL will continue to permit persons who have exercised equity rights and the noteholder election option to revoke their exercise so the final number of exercises may be lower.
•		Current preferred stockholders, other than France Telecom, will receive approximately 3.2% and current common stockholders, other than France Telecom, will receive approximately 10.3% of the primary equity of NTL Euroco. France Telecom will also receive NTL Incorporated’s 27% interest in Noos, pursuant to a pledge of such interest to France Telecom given at the time of its acquisition.

NTL has received a conditional approval to have the shares of common stock and Series A warrants of New NTL quoted on the Nasdaq National Market upon consummation of the Plan. However, this approval is conditioned upon, among other things, New NTL’s ability to meet the $5.00 minimum bid requirement of the Nasdaq National Market listing requirements on the first day of trading. There can be no assurance that this requirement will be met, or that in the future New NTL will be able to meet other continued listing requirements of the Nasdaq National Market. NTL currently expects that the NTL Euroco common stock and preferred stock will not be quoted on any market or listed on any securities exchange. There may be no trading market for the common stock and the preferred stock of NTL Euroco.

On November 12, 2002, NTL filed a motion with the Bankruptcy Court to allow it, after consultation with the Committee, to reduce by one-third the number of authorized shares of New NTL common stock and to reduce by three-fourths the number of shares of New NTL common stock issued and reserved for issuance under the Plan. If the motion is approved by the Bankruptcy Court, NTL would take this step only (i) after consultation with the Committee and (ii) if NTL were to determine, after an evaluation of the trading prices of the shares of New NTL common stock on the “when-issued” market prior to the consummation of the Plan, that a reduction in the number of shares of New NTL common stock is necessary to better enable New NTL to satisfy the first trading day minimum closing bid price per share requirement of NASDAQ.

With respect to the proposed preferred shares of NTL Euroco to be issued upon consummation, prior to consummation of the Plan, NTL may file a motion with the Bankruptcy Court seeking to modify the Plan to reduce the liquidation preference from $1,000.00 per share of preferred stock of NTL Euroco, plus accrued and unpaid dividends, to $50.00 per share of preferred stock of NTL Euroco, plus accrued and unpaid dividends. As a result of the aforementioned adjustment (i) the number of shares of preferred stock of NTL Euroco authorized under the NTL Euroco Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation would be increased from 1,000,000 to 20,000,000 and (ii) 8,000,000 shares of NTL Euroco preferred stock would be authorized under the NTL Euroco Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. This is intended to enhance the ability for these shares to trade if a trading market develops.

Bank Waivers

Before NTL could commence negotiations with the unofficial committee of bondholders, it was necessary to obtain waivers from the lenders under its UK credit facilities and the credit facility utilized by Cablecom GmbH, the principal trading subsidiary of its Swiss companies. Effective March 8, 2002, these lenders granted waivers which, until March 29, 2002, provided that the commencement of negotiations with bondholders with a view to rescheduling its debt would not constitute an event of default under the credit facilities.

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In connection with the granting of the initial waivers, NTL agreed, among other things:

•		to provide the lenders under the UK credit facilities with a 13 week rolling cash flow projection (updated every two weeks);
•		to keep the lenders informed of, and to provide documents in connection with, negotiations with bondholders or strategic investors or concerning proposed asset dispositions;
•		not to repurchase NTL notes; and
•		not to make an exchange offer for NTL notes or enter into an agreement with NTL bondholders, subject to some exceptions, without the consent of the lenders.

Effective March 28, 2002, the lenders under the credit facilities agreed to amend the initial waivers. The amendments to the initial waivers extended the duration of the initial waivers to April 29, 2002 in the case of the UK credit facilities or May 14, 2002 in the case of the Cablecom facility, unless the missed interest payments on April 1, 2002 were remedied or a sufficient number of bondholders agreed to forbear in respect of such non-payment, in which case, the UK credit facilities waivers would be extended to May 14, 2002. As a condition to the waivers’ continuing effectiveness, the UK lenders required NTL (Delaware), Inc. to loan £90 million to NTL (UK) Group, Inc. following receipt of the proceeds from the sale of NTL Australia. This loan is structurally senior to the outstanding public notes issued by NTL but contractually subordinated to the working capital facility. In connection with the amendments to the waivers, NTL affirmed the provisions of the initial waivers and in addition, NTL agreed, among other things, to:

•		provide the bank lenders a timeline setting forth the steps proposed to be taken in connection with the recapitalization and the dates by which such steps are to be taken;
•		use reasonable endeavors to consider with the lenders under the Cablecom credit facility possible means of credit enhancement;
•		provide the lenders under the Cablecom credit facility, by April 12, 2002, with an updated structure chart of NTL as well as a contingency business plan for Cablecom in the event that sufficient additional funding for Cablecom is not obtained; and
•		pay legal, accounting and other advisory fees of the agent and the coordinators of the lending syndicates.

The amended waivers also prohibited NTL from commencing voluntary dissolution proceedings, including proceedings under Chapter 11, without the consent of these lenders.

As a consequence, NTL cannot enter into a binding agreement with the unofficial bondholder committee or implement the proposed plan without the consent of the bank lenders. Nor, as of the date of this Form 10-Q, are there any current waivers from NTL’s secured lenders and NTL is therefore in default under its UK credit facilities and the Cablecom credit facility. The lenders under those credit facilities are therefore entitled to declare the principal amount of the outstanding debt immediately due and payable and to enforce the security taken to secure those facilities. It is a condition to consummation of the Plan that the UK credit facilities are restated on terms acceptable to the Debtors and the official creditors’ committee. In connection with the Plan, it is intended that the existing events of default under the credit facilities will be cured by waiver or amendment with effect from the Effective Date of the Plan.

As of December 31, 2001, Cablecom’s and various of its subsidiaries’ liabilities exceeded their respective assets. As a consequence, under Swiss law, those entities were deemed to be “overindebted”. Under Swiss law, unless the overindebtedness were rectified, those entities would have been required to commence an insolvency proceeding in Switzerland.

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Note C – Recapitalization Process and Ability to Continue Operations (continued)

On April 30, 2002, Cablecom reached an agreement with the lenders under the Cablecom credit facility under which the defaults subsisting at that time were remedied or were waived by the restatement of the credit agreement and the grant of a waiver letter. Conditions subsequent such as the grant of new security and the deposit of share certificates relating to minority shareholdings pledged to the banks were imposed by these documents and other new finance documents executed pursuant to the restatement. The overindebtedness of Cablecom GmbH was resolved by a restructuring of intra-group debt and temporary measures were introduced to ameliorate the effect of the overindebtedness of Cablecom’s subsidiaries.

As part of the April 30 agreement, the Cablecom lenders required the final maturity date of the Cablecom credit facility to be brought forward to April 30, 2003. They also required steps to be initiated towards the sale of all, or part of, or an investment in, the Cablecom group.

The problem of historic overindebtedness was resolved on June 26 and June 27, 2002 in certain of the overindebted subsidiaries when they were merged into Cablecom and other members of the Cablecom group. The remaining overindebted subsidiaries were not merged but the overindebtedness issue was ameliorated in those subsidiaries by way of subordination agreements which obviated any requirement to institute insolvency proceedings in respect of these companies.

Since the end of April 2002, the following defaults have occurred under the Cablecom finance documents: (1) the indentures issued by NTL (Delaware), Inc. and NTL Incorporated became payable and were not paid; (2) NTL (Delaware), Inc. commenced negotiations with its creditors with a view to the general rescheduling of its indebtedness and commenced cases under Chapter 11 pursuant to which it reorganized its debt; (3) NTL (Delaware), Inc.’s liabilities exceeded the value of its assets and it was unable to pay its debts as they became due; (4) Cablecom was unable to satisfy the conditions to allow it to rollover revolving advances maturing in early July 2002; the revolving advances remained unpaid for several days until Cablecom was able to obtain the consent of the banks to waive the conditions to their rollover; and (5) certain of the conditions subsequent imposed by the restated credit agreement, the waiver letter and other finance documents executed pursuant to the restated credit agreement had not been fulfilled.

Although it is not a condition to consummation of the Plan, it is proposed to obtain a waiver of the events of default described in the preceding paragraph by the effective date of the Plan.

Future developments in Cablecom’s business, as well as external factors, could result in a reemergence of the overindebtedness issue under Swiss law. In particular, the Cablecom credit facility is due for repayment on April 30, 2003 and it will not be possible to repay the facility without substantial investment from a third party or further borrowing.

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Note C – Recapitalization Process and Ability to Continue Operations (continued)

Interest Payments on Public Notes

NTL has substantial interest payment obligations under its existing indebtedness. NTL did not make its scheduled interest payments on the respective due dates as follows:

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Interest payments of $18.9 million were made, when due, on April 2, 2002 in respect of the Diamond Cable Communications 13.25% senior discount notes due 2004. Upon emerging from Chapter 11, NTL intends to make any required interest payments on the notes of Diamond Holdings Limited. In accordance with the Plan, NTL will not make future interest payments on its currently outstanding publicly traded notes except notes issued by NTL (Triangle) LLC (a non-debtor) and, upon emergence from Chapter 11, Diamond Holdings Limited.

If the applicable issuer does not pay interest on these notes after a 30 day grace period expires there is an event of default under the indenture in respect of the notes on which the interest is due and unpaid. An event of default entitles the trustee under the indenture or the holders of 25% of the outstanding notes to declare the principal amount of those notes to be immediately due and payable. Even if the maturity of those notes is not accelerated after the 30 day grace period, such an event of default would also result in an event of default in respect of other debt (commonly called cross defaults) under most of NTL’s other notes. Therefore, there was an event of default for failure to pay interest on May 1, 2002 under the indentures relating to the missed interest payments due April 1, 2002 and on May 16, 2002, under the indentures relating to the missed interest payments due April 15, 2002. As a result, cross defaults occurred under the Company’s other indentures at NTL Communications Corp., NTL (Delaware), Inc., NTL Incorporated and under the UK credit facilities and under the Cablecom credit facility. This gave holders of the outstanding series of debt at these entities the right to accelerate repayment of those debts by declaring the principal amount of the debts to be immediately due and payable. As a result of the payment defaults as well as the Debtors’ voluntary filing under Chapter 11 on May 8, 2002, there is an event of default under all of NTL’s credit facilities and the indentures governing all of NTL’s publicly traded debt, other than debt of NTL (Triangle) LLC. As a result of the Chapter 11 filings, all of NTL’s publicly traded debt, other than the debt of NTL (Triangle) LLC, became immediately due and payable, pursuant to the terms of the indentures governing such debt. The automatic stay of section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code prevents the holders of such debt from seeking to enforce their collection rights under the indentures, except within the context of the Chapter 11 cases, and even then only with the prior approval of the Bankruptcy Court. However, NTL has received letters from the agents for the lenders under the UK credit facilities reserving such lenders’ rights to accelerate repayment of the facilities and to enforce the security granted in respect of the facilities on account of the defaults thereunder, actions which would not be prohibited by the automatic stay.

Inability to Pay Dividends On or Redeem Preferred Stock

NTL Incorporated failed to declare or pay dividends on its 13% Senior Redeemable Exchangeable Preferred Stock due on February 15, 2002 in the amount of $6.0 million, on May 15, 2002 in the amount of $6.2 million and on August 15, 2002 in the amount of $6.4 million. NTL Incorporated did not pay dividends on its 5% cumulative participating convertible preferred stock held by France Telecom on December 31, 2001 of $37.0 million, on March 31, 2002 of $37.5 million, on June 30, 2002 of $38.0 million and on September 30, 2002 of $38.4 million, or on its cumulative convertible preferred stock held by France Telecom and a group of commercial banks on December 31, 2001 of $24.9 million, on March 26, 2002 of $24.1 million, on June 30, 2002 of $42.1 million and on September 30, 2002 of $41.2 million. Historically, payment of dividends has been made in additional shares of preferred stock in the case of the 13% preferred stock, the 5% cumulative participating preferred stock and the cumulative convertible preferred stock. NTL Incorporated did not pay these dividends due to a lack of available surplus under Delaware law. Under Delaware law, NTL Incorporated cannot declare or pay dividends on or redeem its capital stock, including its preferred stock, unless it has available surplus.

Pursuant to the terms of the 13% preferred stock, the unpaid dividends will continue to accrue without interest until declared and paid. Pursuant to the terms of the 5% cumulative convertible preferred stock and the cumulative convertible preferred stock, the unpaid dividends will continue to accrue without interest until declared and paid, together with an additional cash dividend on the amount so unpaid at a rate of 2% per quarter for as long as the dividends remain unpaid. The failure to declare these dividends is not a default under any of NTL’s existing agreements. With respect to the 13% preferred stock and 5% cumulative convertible preferred stock, if dividends remain unpaid for six quarters, the holders of each such series shall have the right to vote separately as a class on all matters voted on by NTL Incorporated shareholders and shall have the right, along with other holders of preferred stock with similar default voting rights, to elect two additional directors to NTL Incorporated’s board. Pursuant to the Plan, all of these securities and the related rights of the securities holders will be extinguished upon effectiveness of the Plan.

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Note C – Recapitalization Process and Ability to Continue Operations (continued)

In addition, the lack of available surplus meant that NTL Incorporated was not able to redeem its Variable Coupon Redeemable Preferred Stock, Series A, which is referred to as the Noos One Year Preferred, held by France Telecom, when it became mandatorily redeemable on May 18, 2002. Because NTL Incorporated failed to redeem the Noos One Year Preferred on May 18, 2002, pursuant to the certificate of designation governing the Noos One Year Preferred, the holders of such preferred stock have the right, along with other holders of preferred stock with similar default voting rights, to elect two additional directors to NTL Incorporated’s board and shall have the right to vote separately as a class, on all matters brought to NTL Incorporated shareholders. Pursuant to the Plan, all of these securities and the related rights of the securities holders will be extinguished when the Plan is consummated.

At the time of issuance of the Noos One Year Preferred, NTL Incorporated pledged its shares of Noos to France Telecom to secure the mandatory redemption obligation under the Noos One Year Preferred and the 6.5% Redeemable Preferred Stock. Under the Plan and pursuant to this pledge, the Company will transfer its 27% interest in Noos to France Telecom.

Credit Rating Downgrades

On April 3, 2002, credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s lowered the long-term corporate credit rating on some of NTL’s public debt to D from CCC-, citing NTL’s failure to make a bond interest payment due on April 1, 2002.

Delisting of NTL Incorporated Common Stock

On March 28, 2002, the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) announced that it was suspending NTL Incorporated’s common stock from trading on the NYSE, which was followed by the delisting of NTL Incorporated’s common stock. NTL Incorporated’s common stock is currently quoted on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board under the symbol “NTLDQ.OB”. Pursuant to the Plan, NTL Incorporated’s currently outstanding common stock will be cancelled upon effectiveness of the Plan. The common stock and Series A warrants of New NTL has been conditionally approved to trade on the Nasdaq National Market. The common and preferred stock of NTL Euroco has not been approved to trade on any exchange.

Sale of NTL Australia

On April 2, 2002, NTL announced that it had completed the previously announced sale of its Australian broadcast business to Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Holding Pty Limited for A$850 million (US$451.3 million). The net proceeds from the sale were approximately A$575.3 million (US$304.5 million). At that time, the business’ bank debt outstanding totaled A$227.3 million (US$121.7 million).

On April 5, 2002, NTL (Delaware), Inc. loaned £90 million to NTL (UK) Group Inc., which loan was funded by the proceeds of the sale of NTL Australia. This loan is subordinated to NTL’s UK credit facilities. Upon effectiveness of the Plan, the £90 million note will be sold to Communications Cable Funding Corp. for consideration comprising the principal amount plus accrued interest on the note. The remaining proceeds of the sale of NTL Australia remain at NTL (Delaware), Inc., and the Plan anticipates that such proceeds will form a portion of the consideration to be offered to bondholders of NTL (Delaware), Inc. and NTL Incorporated in satisfaction of their claims against those companies.

Potential Sale of, or Outside Investment in, Cablecom

Under the terms of the agreement reached with its lenders, NTL Cablecom Holding GmbH and/or Cablecom and/or NTL (Delaware), Inc. have agreed to approve any outside investment in, or sale of all or a part of, the Cablecom Group, which is acceptable to the Cablecom lenders.

Under an agreement made between the Cablecom lenders and NTL, if a sale of all or a part of the Cablecom Group is consummated on or before August 31, 2003, the Cablecom lenders will be entitled to receive additional interest equal to 20% of the net proceeds of such a sale after repayment of the amounts outstanding under the Cablecom credit facility and related finance documents and other expenses and taxes of the sale.

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Note C – Recapitalization Process and Ability to Continue Operations (continued)

There can be no assurance that any outside investment in, or sale of all or a part of, the Cablecom group pursuant to the Cablecom credit facility will be possible on terms that are acceptable to the Cablecom lenders and/or favorable to NTL (or, if the Plan is consummated, NTL Euroco). In particular, in the current environment, there may be little or no value to NTL’s shareholding in the Cablecom group, which may result in NTL (or, if the Plan is consummated, NTL Euroco) receiving little or no consideration for its equity interest in the Cablecom group. Further, if a third party makes an investment in the Cablecom group there can be no assurance that NTL (or, if the Plan is consummated, NTL Euroco) will be able to maintain its power to direct the management of the Cablecom group.

Cablecom will become a part of NTL Euroco following the consummation of the Plan. Accordingly, if Cablecom is sold, assuming consummation of the Plan, NTL Euroco’s principal assets would be limited to Premium TV Limited and certain minority holdings.

Investments in and Loans to Affiliates

On April 15, 2002, a funding request for approximately $20 million was received by NTL under the terms of the investment agreement relating to NTL’s investment in B2. NTL informed B2 and the other principal investors that it was not in a position to comply with this request for funding. The B2 investment agreement provides that if NTL fails to provide such funding, it might be sued for non-payment and arguably could lose certain rights under the B2 shareholders’ agreement. Pursuant to the applicable documents, if this occurs the majority remaining shareholders may also elect to terminate the B2 shareholders’ agreements with respect to NTL and exercise a contractual right to acquire on a pro rata basis NTL’s interest in B2 at 25% of fair market value. If the remaining shareholders were able and elected to exercise these rights, NTL could be forced to sell its stake in B2 at a loss. On October 4, 2002, NTL filed a motion with the Bankruptcy Court to reject the B2 investment agreement and shareholders’ agreements under section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code, and the Bankruptcy Court subsequently authorized NTL’s rejection of the agreements. On November 8, 2002, B2 and the remaining shareholders filed proofs of claim with the Bankruptcy Court asserting their right to recover: (1) more than $20 million from NTL in respect of the unpaid funding request, (2) unspecified damages for NTL’s failure to perform under the relevant agreements, and (3) unspecified costs and expenses incurred in the exercise of their remedies under the agreements. Additionally, B2 and the remaining shareholders reserved their rights to avail themselves of any remedies under the investment and shareholders agreements and to take any actions to acquire NTL’s interest in B2, as described above. NTL intends to object to the proofs of claim filed by B2 and the remaining shareholders. The Bankruptcy Court will adjudicate the claims of B2 and the remaining shareholders and NTL’s defenses thereto. Upon consummation of the Plan, NTL Euroco will succeed to the rights and obligations of NTL described in this paragraph.

Premium TV Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NTL (Delaware), Inc., is obliged to provide funding of up to approximately £19.0 million ($29.8 million) to fund various of its joint venture interests. Of this amount, the payment of approximately £4.0 million ($6.3 million) has been guaranteed by NTL (Delaware), Inc. If Premium TV Limited fails to provide its committed funding under the relevant shareholder arrangements relating to these joint ventures, Premium TV Limited and, in respect of the guaranteed amounts, NTL (Delaware), Inc., may be sued for non-payment. As a result of the recapitalization process, the relevant joint venture partners may assert that they can compulsorily acquire Premium TV Limited’s interest in the relevant joint venture at a third party appraisal valuation. Premium TV Limited is currently in discussions with certain of these joint venture partners with a view to restructuring the relevant joint ventures. In the event that these discussions do not reach a resolution acceptable to Premium TV Limited, Premium TV Limited may seek to discontinue these joint ventures and terminate their activities. NTL believes, however, that it has various defenses and protections under the Bankruptcy Code against such actions and intends to enforce vigorously its rights and protections.

On September 24, 2002, Premium TV Limited, NTL (Delaware), Inc. and NTL Incorporated agreed to vary the terms of the long-term joint venture (referred to as the Football League Joint Venture) between Premium TV Limited and the Football League Limited. Under the terms of the variation, upon the payment of arrears of rights fees by Premium TV Limited, the Football League Limited agreed to release Premium TV Limited from its obligation to fund the payment of any further rights fees to the Football League Limited’s member teams and its obligation to provide working capital funding to the Football League Joint Venture. The Football League Limited also agreed to release NTL (Delaware), Inc. from its guarantee of Premium TV Limited’s obligations and to release NTL Incorporated from the related undertaking. In return, Premium TV Limited agreed to waive repayment of loan capital by the Football League Joint Venture and to provide certain ongoing services to the Football League Joint Venture free of charge for an initial period. NTL (Delaware), Inc. deposited £10.33 million into a designated single purpose account for use by Premium TV Limited to finance the provision of such services. Premium TV Limited and the Football League Limited also agreed to new terms relating to the distribution of revenues generated by the Football League Joint Venture. Following consummation of the Plan, Premium TV Limited will be an asset of NTL Euroco.

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Note C – Recapitalization Process and Ability to Continue Operations (continued)

On November 12, 2002, three of NTL Incorporated’s wholly owned subsidiaries entered into a “support agreement” with the other limited partners of eKabel L.P. (the investment partnership through which NTL holds its equity stake in iesy), an informal committee holding in excess of a majority of the principal amount of the high-yield bonds of iesy and the NTL employees who have been seconded to work for iesy. At this time, the iesy companies are not parties to the support agreement, however the support agreement permits them to become parties at any time. The support agreement contemplates an in-or out-of-court restructuring of iesy Hessen GmbH and its subsidiaries. If the iesy restructuring is completed as contemplated by the support agreement, Brigadoon Ventures (one of the NTL subsidiaries) will receive a cash facilitation fee for its cooperation in the iesy restructuring (not in respect of its equity stake in iesy) of approximately $1.3 million, less its pro rata share of expenses incurred at the eKabel partnership level. If the iesy restructuring is completed and the cash facilitation fee is paid to Brigadoon Ventures, NTL would no longer have any equity stake or other investment in iesy and would receive no consideration for its equity stake in iesy. The support agreement imposes certain obligations on the parties, including restricting transfer of interests in iesy during the process, terminating the existing consulting agreement between NTL and iesy, and reimbursing NTL for the secondment of NTL employees. If the support agreement is terminated or the iesy restructuring is not otherwise completed as contemplated by the support agreement, it is likely NTL Europe would receive little, if any, value for its equity stake in the iesy companies.

Relationships with Suppliers

The uncertainty over NTL’s financial condition may adversely affect its relationships with its suppliers. If NTL’s suppliers become increasingly concerned about its financial condition, they may demand quicker payment terms or not extend normal trade credit, both of which could further adversely affect its results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

Note D — Recent Accounting Pronouncements

On July 30, 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 146, “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.” SFAS No. 146 replaces Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 94-3 “Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity (including Certain Costs Incurred in a Restructuring)”. SFAS No. 146 requires that a liability for costs associated with an exit or disposal activity is recognized when the liability is incurred. Under Issue No. 94-3, a liability for an exit cost as defined is recognized at the date of a commitment to an exit or disposal plan. SFAS No. 146 is effective for exit or disposal activities that are initiated after December 31, 2002. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a significant effect on the results of operations, financial condition or cash flows of the Company.

In April 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 145, “Recession of FASB Statements No. 4, 44 and 64, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13, and Technical Corrections”, which is effective for the Company on January 1, 2003. The adoption of SFAS No. 145 will require any gain or loss recognized on the extinguishment of debt to be classified as income or loss from continuing operations. Prior to SFAS No. 145, gain or loss from the extinguishment of debt was classified as an extraordinary item.

In August 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,” effective for the Company on January 1, 2002. This Statement superceded SFAS No. 121, “Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of” and other related accounting guidance. The adoption of this new standard had no effect on the results of operations, financial condition or cash flows of the Company.

In June 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations,” effective for the Company on January 1, 2003. This Statement addresses financial accounting and reporting for obligations associated with the retirement of tangible fixed assets and the associated asset retirement costs. The Company is in the process of evaluating the financial statement impact of the adoption of SFAS No. 143.

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In June 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141, “Business Combinations,” and No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.” SFAS No. 141 requires that the purchase method of accounting be used for all business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001. Use of the pooling-of-interests method is no longer permitted. SFAS No. 141 also includes guidance on the initial recognition and measurement of goodwill and other intangible assets acquired in a business combination that is completed after June 30, 2001. SFAS No. 142 ends the amortization of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets. Instead, these assets must be reviewed annually (or more frequently under certain conditions) for impairment in accordance with this statement. This impairment test uses a fair value approach rather than the undiscounted cash flow approach previously required by SFAS No. 121, “Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of.” The Company adopted SFAS No. 142 on January 1, 2002. Primarily due to the significant impairment charge that the Company recorded in 2001, the adoption of this new standard did not have a significant effect on the results of operations, financial condition or cash flows of the Company.

Upon the adoption of SFAS No. 142, the Company performed an analysis of its intangible assets acquired before July 1, 2001 to determine whether they should be classified and accounted for as part of or separate from goodwill. The Company reclassified the carrying value of workforce in place included in other intangibles to goodwill. The Company determined that license acquisition costs and customer lists should continue to be classified separate from goodwill. The Company determined that license acquisition costs would no longer be subject to amortization since they are deemed to have an indefinite useful life. The Company also determined that no changes in the remaining useful lives of the customer lists were required.

The Company also performed an evaluation for impairment of its goodwill and license acquisition costs as of January 1, 2002 and determined that no impairment charge was required. The Company’s next evaluation of impairment will be the annual test as of October 1, 2002.

Estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years from December 31, 2001 is as follows: $64.9 million in 2002, $63.7 million in 2003, $45.0 million in 2004, $39.2 million in 2005 and $31.4 million in 2006.

The following table shows the Company’s net loss as adjusted for the adoption of SFAS No. 142, had SFAS No. 142 been in effect on January 1, 2001 (unaudited) (in millions).